Word · Frequency #7136
cannons
大炮;火炮
cannons is the plural of cannon.
a large heavy gun that fires shells, especially one mounted on wheels or on a tank
- 1.
A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar, which may include muzzle appendages.
由炮管、炮尾机构、击发机构或底座组成的完整装置,为火炮、榴弹炮或迫击炮的部件,可能包含炮口附件。
- 2.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
大型火炮,通常有轮子
- 3.
Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube.
任何类似的从管中射出物料的装置。
- 4.
heavy gun fired from a tank
坦克上发射的重型火炮
- 5.
A bone of a horse’s leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock.
马腿介于球节与膝盖或飞节之间的骨骼。
- 6.
(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
(中世纪)保护手臂的圆柱形甲片
- 7.
A rolled and filleted loin of meat.
卷起并去骨的里脊肉。
- 8.
A cannon bit.
一种马嚼子。
- 9.
A carom.
开仑球。
- 10.
A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.
安装在旋转轴上的空心圆柱体,可独立旋转。
- 11.
A piece which moves horizontally and vertically like a rook but captures another piece by jumping over a different piece in the line of attack.
一种棋子,像车一样水平和垂直移动,但通过跳过攻击线上的另一枚棋子来吃子。
管状发射装置;喷射器;炮身;炮管及击发装置;(中国象棋的)炮;炮骨;管骨;(中世纪)护臂甲;臂铠
In use
The museum displayed a cannon from the 18th century.
The tank's cannon fired with a loud roar.
Medieval knights wore armor that included a cannon to protect their arms.
a cannon
The army captured a cannon.
军队缴获了一门大炮。
the cannon
The cannon was positioned on the hill.
大炮被安置在山上。
cannons
They fired all the cannons at once.
他们同时发射了所有大炮。
Connections
Collocations
- fire a cannon
- 发射大炮
- The soldiers fired the cannon at the enemy fortress.士兵们向敌人堡垒发射了大炮。
- cannon ball
- 炮弹
- The cannon ball smashed through the wall.炮弹击穿了墙壁。
- cannon fire
- 炮火
- The city was under heavy cannon fire.该城市遭受了密集的炮火攻击。
- cannon salute
- 礼炮
- A 21-cannon salute marked the president's arrival.21响礼炮标志着总统的到达。
- cannon shot
- 炮击
- The cannon shot echoed across the valley.炮击声在山谷中回荡。
- cannon blast
- 炮轰
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cannon(加农炮),‘加农’是cannon的音译,记住拼写c-a-n-n-o-n,双n像两个炮管。
Context & Register
通常用于军事、战争或历史语境,语域偏正式,多指大型火炮或坦克炮。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Of these, only 'canon' shares the exact same pronunciation as 'cannon' (/kænən/). 'Salmon' and 'canyon' have the same stressed vowel /æ/ but differ in the following consonant(s); 'common', 'lemon', and 'demon' share only the unstressed /ən/ ending, with different stressed vowels. Note the spelling similarity of 'canyon' and 'cannon', but they are not perfect rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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